Re: German names of Wilhelm and Carl

Thanks for the reply.However, there is no easy soltion to this problem.The names are from a ship's passenger list in NY in 1852, and no destination was listed.This was the first indication that Christoph was married, and the son Carl was an infant.No other names given.My Great-Grandfather was Christoph's nephew, and originally listed his destination as Michigan, (but never got farther than Buffalo, NY) - my only clue about Christoph's possible destination. Christoph also had an older sister, Maria Eleanora Elizabeth (b1818), who left for Quebec years earlier, who was unmarried with a possible son.

My family is distantly related to the "Descendants of Hartwig Heidel" by a connection I made in the 1700's if anyone is interested.